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68973 三拜雞 號弍廿月十英港香 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
THE RUSSIAN POSITION.
REPORTS STILL UNCONFIRMED.
London. October 18. Reports of the fall of Kronstadt and Petrograd are still uncon firmed in London. The bombardment of Krasna Jagorka probably occasioned the Helsingfors reports of the former, while the capture of Gatchina, Krasnoeser and Krasna Jagorka leaves Tudenitch's road to the capital no longer barred by fortresses. Meanwhile, the Letts are turning the tables on the Germans at Riga. They have captured, after a ferce battle, Dunamunde sad Balderoa, and taken many prisoners and much booty. Allied cruisers are participating in the operations. The Germans continue to bombard Riga.
Reuter's correspondent at Helsingfors says that the Diet has formally refused to entertain the Bolshevist Peace offer.
INDIAN OVERSEAS ASSOCIATION.
THE INAUGURAL MEETING.
*London. October 18.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
AMERICA AND SHANTUNG.
Peking. October 31. The Chinese Minister in Washington has reported that the amendment of the Treaty has been rejected by a majority of votes in the Senate, but according to information from diplomatic circles the American Government is still holding the view that Shantung should be returned to China.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Peking. October 21.
A report from Shanghai states that the Northern delegates at a meeting have decided that Wong Yap-tong should send two representatives with his letter to, interview Tang Shad-ver, ascer
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General Chin Yung-peng, the acting Premier, has created a very favourable impression in his exalted office. He seems to poss ess the mental qualities of his, predecessor with A stronger personality, and ought to make good. He has declined the overtures of the Aafu Club
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support him in the
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LOCAL TRAGEDY.
EUROPEAN POLICE
SERGEANT'S SUICIDE.
FROM THE FRONT.
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS & VARNISH
formation of a permanent cabi- ONLY TWO MONTHS BACK nat, as be believes that the administration of the country should be entrusted to civilians. and not to military men..
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Just after five o'clock last even-. ing, Acting Police Sergeant R. G. Robertson shot himself in a The week has been an interest-lavatory at West Foint Station. ing one Masonically. On Wednes- day the Freemasons entered into An Indian constable was pass. their new premises and held ajing the lavatory when he noticed very interesting installation blood under the door, and he ceremony. Dr. Morrison's library immediately called Inspector building makes an ideal temple, Macdonald, who is in charge of and it has been decided to have the Station. It was then dis-. the consecration ceremony a covered that Sergeant Robertson public one. It has been arranged was lying on the door, with a
An Indian Overseas Association has been formed with the object / taining whether he has the full power of re-opening the Conference for Tuesday, when it is expected severe bullet wound in the left of maintaining the rights, privileges, and protection of interests of and if so what his opinion is. If Tong demands the disclosure of that the British Minister, the side of the head, and that he was Lord Carmichael. presided at the secret agreements the reply will be tha: the disclosure will be made american Charge d'Affaires, and grasping a Service pistol in his
Indians residing outside India. inaugural meeting. at which were also Lord Civde, the Hon. William Ormsby-Gore. M.P., Colonel Wedgwood, M.P., and also Siri Krishna Gupta, Sir Mancherjib Sowangree, and Messrs. Sastri,! Chintamane, and Ramachandra Ran. His Highness the Aga Khan was elected chairman of the Executive Committee. Mr. Bhownaggree to the Deputy Chair and Mr. H. S. Polak as Honorary Secretary,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S IMPROVED CONDITION.
Washington, October 1
after the Conference.
AT THE "FRONT.”
Shanghai, October 21. Chang Chung-cheong commander on the Hunan front, has reported to the Government that the morale of the Southern troops This evening President Wilson's condition is definitely improved is very strong, and they have declared that Changsha (the capital A prostatic operation will not be necessary,
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE SHANGHAI CONFERENCE.
LITTLE HOPE OF RESUMPTION. »
Shanghai, October 22
of Hunan) will be taken shortly.
Un receiving an official telegram from the South denying an of fensive attitude by the Southern troops, and also receiving urgent repons from the commanders at the Hunan front about the situation. the President is somewhat suspicious. Therefore he authorises the acting Premier to order all the troops at the front to take defensive action only.
A rumour prevail that fighting has already begun on the Southern front and that Tuchun Chang King-gui has left Changsha
Two Northern Delegates have gone to Peking and one to OUR PEKING LETTER. and which still afflicts Peking
Canton.
In all probability Peking will be recalling Wang Yi-tang, and it
is believed here that his successor will be Chou Shu-mou.
there should have been such re- markable, evidences of comfort and well being. For instance, the local troops received three months"
other leading residents will be hand. Although the man was present. To-morrow the Rev. R. fubconscious, life was not extinct, W. Beers will discourse'on Chris- and he was promptly taken to the tianity and Freemasonry. Local Government Civil Hospital "close Freemasons will attend the ser- by. Dr. McKenny was in attend. vice in a body.
ange, but the deceased passed away within an hour of being admitted.
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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 4a /5 15-164.
THE WEATHEr. ForecastCloudy. Barometer: 30.04. Temperature 2 p.m.-64, Humidity 2 più —–66. --
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,
At the Criminal Sessions this morning, Wong Ting was charged with robbery and assault.
Accused pleaded not guilty. The Hon. Attorney General appeared for the Crown, and accused was undefended.
The jurymen were Messrs. F. Hobbs, C. F. do Caralho, W. Anderson, F.W. Moore, B, M. Castro end D. S. da Costa.
Opening the case, the Attorney General said the prisoner was charged on three counts relating to an armed robbery which took place on August 27 at No. 117 Kowloon Tong. There were three counts in the indictment because three of the inmates of the house in which the robbery took place were robbed of their property upon that occasion. Counsel did not think the jury would have any doubt that the accused was one of the robbers, because it happened that he was a man who had been employed in the house on some carpentry robbery and the inmates of the work about ten days prior to the
Chang Tso-lin may may not The deceased, who was only 26 have to humiliate himself after years of age, was a native of Consul General at Mukden for joined the Hongkong Police Force all by apologising to the Japanese Broughton Ferry, Scotland. He the Changchun affair. Both Be in 1914, and wes among the batch and Tuchua Pao Kuei-ching of of police officers who left for declined to apologise in person service in France, and on being Kuei-cbing of Kirin have flatly active service in 1917. He saw on the ground that the fight was demobilised returned to Hong-house were able to identify him. really started by the Japanese kong in August last, signing on the for a further period of five years. Chinese military encampment In common with all men who that the Japanese may moderate was raised to the rank of Acting Reports from Mukden suggest have returned from the front, he
soldiers who invaded
this demand in order to save the Sergeant and had been stationed feelings of the great men. This at West Point ever since. is not at all unlikely in view of the fact that the other demands of the Japanese have been met.
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No reason is known as to why [deceased should have committed suicide. He had appeared to be quite rational, though it is known that be had been warned several times since his return of the
Hope of the resumption of the Conference has been practically [From Our Own Correspondent.; \ pay. two months being arrears authorities feel inclined to take anger of being in the sun with-
abandoned, Wang Yi-tang rejecting Tang Shao-yi's suggestion to publish the Treaties in the local pres under the Peking seal.
ADMIRAL DUFF TAKEN ILL.
Singapore, October 21.
The Hawkins has arrived here. Admiral Duff, who entrained at Penang, took ill at Kuala Kumpur and is unable to travel to Singa He is reported slightly better and it is hoped he will be well enough to travel in a few days.
pore.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AUSTRIA RATIFIES.
Vienna, Oct. 15.
The Assembly has ratified the Peace Treaty whereafter the Renner Cabinet formally resigned. The Assembly then elected Renner as State Chancellor and Foreign Secretary. The other Ministers were re-elected.
FRENCH LOTTERY LOAN.
Paris, Oct. 15.
Details of Leferee's proposed lottery loan of 240 million sterling have been tabled in the French Chamber. No interest will be paid but a premium bond of £30,000 will be drawn daily for two years whereto will be added a weekly premium varying from £20,000 to £99,000,
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FRENCH WAR MATERIAL.
Paris, Oct. 10.
In the French Chamber of Deputies it was said. that France now had an immense amount of war roaterial, worth 800 millions sterling, representing the possibility of carrying oa intensive warfare for eight months.Havas.
FRENCH MOBILISATION DECREE.
Paris, Oct. 16.
The Mobilisation Decree of 1911 has been abrogated – Havas.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, Oct. 16. Montagu's report that the prios of silver is inclined to be the same, but the undertowe is good owing to the demand for China remittances and possibly sympathetically with the prediction of Senator Pittman, author of the Pittman Act of America, that within week of the formation of an Export of Eilver Association in America the price would rise to 129 centa, an ounce. Labour troubles in America may soon affect the output. Shanghai exchange is at 64.
Bilver is at 632 and 677, steady.
The city was been
The funeral takes place this afternoon.
and were able to spend money) Peking. October 11th. freely in buying little luxuries. action against the Y Shih Pao, cut a topee. His war service in Anniversary celebration of the fais plethora of money was re- which is American owed, in re-France did not seem to have revolution both in the North and lected throughout Chienmen. Spect of its Tientsin edition, while affected him. Deceased, who was in the South bare given China a here business was unusually the Peking authorities are being single, was a popular young officer sentblance of unity and com-active and exchange shops carri-urged to act likewise in respect of and sincere regret is felt among munity of purpose which well-ed huge stocks of silver dollars. the Peking edition. but the bis brother officers at his.untime- real. Peking, it must be said, this indication of prosperity. One ed the police that it is not within wishers could hope was more There are two explanations of American authorites have inform-ly death. honoured the occasion in a be- is that the conditions have not their jurisdiction to close the fitting manner.
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they were paper. en fete and most folks represented by the Govern- szemed to be on holiday. ment in The military review by the to extort money from the Quad- President which was a feature of ruple Group. The other is that former anniversaries was not the Group have really assisted held this year, but aeroplanes the new Premier in obtaining soaring over Peking in the after-money to tide the settlement day. noon gave a pleasing spectacular As a matter of fact the Premier touch to the event. Most inter-admits that he has received esting and most significant was assistance from all quarters, in- The propaganda carried out by cluding the foreign legations. the students. They distributed
bread to thousands of poor
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people. As one writer described The notorious Nishihara is on it, the students devoted them the financial stage again in selves to Social service and China. Rumours have been per- social regeneration," but the sistent that a Japanese loan of handing out of eleemosynary $24,000,000 was possible, but da- "mantous", though making the tails varied as they always do in recipients feel better inwardly for Peking. One report was to the a little time is not calculated to effect that the European members bring about a new order of things., of the old Consortium were oppos- However, the students meant ed to any advance under the pro- well and behaved well Some posed re-organisation loan, but seven or eight thousand partici, that Japanese would show their pated in the day's proceedings. friendship for China by according One company addressed pleasure the needed accommodation. seekers in the Central Park, Another was that a number of but most of them were capitalists in Japan had proffered engagei in the distribution a loan of $24,000.000 to China, of leaflets and in the distribution but that the Tokyo Government of bread. The latter bore char- disapproved of such action. It advocate reads very much like the story of socialized democracy. Only one 1918. Though the Japanese incident occurred, and that was Government had official banks in the North, near Antingmen, for lending money China where several students were in- Nishihara. on behalf of the jured through con ng into con unofficial group was able to flict with the police who attempt negotiate loans. ed to prevent them haranguing the populace in the street..
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It is difficult to prognosticate regarding the Internal. Pezcé The anniversary of the Revolut Conference. Some choose to ion was preceded by the Mid- think that the resignation of Tang Autumn festival on Wednesday, Shao-yi may facilitato en and the two occasions combined; arrangement between the mili- to afford most peuple a welcome tariats of the North and South. three days' holiday. Five- Wang I-tang will of course TO- bannered fiaga жете flown main in Shanghai, but it does not throughout the city, and floral follow that he will be able to paillous, with illuminations accomplish anything. Li-Shun at night gava Peking an suggests a change of delegates on unwonted festive appearance. the part of North and South, It is extraordinary that despite but what is needed is 一起 the penury which has "afflicted greater disregard of frivialities.
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Also in the course of the robbery a $5 gold piece was stolen and when the accused was arrested a pawn ticket was found upon. “hìm relating to this $5 piece. :
Evidence was then taken, after which the jury found the accused guilty.
Prisoner was sentenced to five Tears hard labour and ten strokes with the "cat."
KIDNAPPING.
Cheang Fung, 8- Chinese women, was charged with kid- napping and pleaded not guilty.
Opening the case, the Attorney General said that at about 8 am. on the 24th of August, the com- plainant, a little girl of 10 years. of age, went to the Central Market and was accosted by the accused, who finally took her to Ua Loong in the New Territories, where she was sold for $96. The accused, from information received by the Police, was subsequently arrested. Evidence was then taken, daz- ing the course of which His Lordship had occasion to sternly warn a witness a woman who' admitted that she had acted as a go-between, His Lordship saying, "Take my advice, my good woman; you will be standing in the dock unless you are not very careful."
After further evidence had been taken, the accused stated that she did not know the child had been kidnapped. She was promised $5 commissiou if she found a purchaser for the girl. She would ask Hij Lord- ship to excuse her this time and" she would not commit the offence again. God bless His Lord- ship if he excused her this time. After a short deliberation, the jury found the accused guilty.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock then informed his Lordship that the accused had been, sen- tenced to two years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Melbourne for a like offence, on Monday last.
His Lordship deferred sentence until to-morrow morning, pending. enquiry from Mr. Justice Mel bourne as to the evidence in the. cass heard by him.
DON'T FORGET.
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